title: Haptic training for a visuomotor fetch & pursue task.
abstract: Can haptic interaction improve the tracking performance in a fetch & pursue task, similar to clay pigeon shooting? In order to answer this question, we challenged the tracking movements of the subjects by a saddle-like moving force field, with the unstable manifold aligned along the moving target and the stable manifold orthogonal to it. The experimental results show a positive effect, suggesting that the internal model acquired by the subjects for compensating the target-linked haptic disturbance can improve the prediction capability of the subjects based on pure visuo-motor feedback.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morasso
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casadio
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Squeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*